A broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver

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EP 2 046 034 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	06.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/14

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/15

(21)	Application number: 08161130.3

(22)	Date of filing: 24.07.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04N 7/167^(2011.01)

H04L 12/28^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA MK RS

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Priority:

31.07.2007 KR 20070076883

(71)	Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
	Seoul 150-721 (KR)

(72)	Inventor:
	Cha, Sang Hoon Seoul 137-724 (KR)

(74)	Representative: Cabinet Plasseraud
	52, rue de la Victoire 75440 Paris Cedex 09 75440 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)

(54)	A broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver

(57) A broadcasting receiver and a method of determining an operation mode of broadcasting receiver are disclosed. A host device transmits the resource information including A-mode resource information. And a POD receives the resource information and determining an operation mode based on the received resource information and operation mode setting information. The broadcasting receiver can protect content data received from all the transfer protocols including the wired/wireless network and the IP protocol, using the conditional access provided from the conventional cable card. The broadcasting receiver determines whether the host supports the A-mode and determines a method for receiving broadcast data, such that the operation mode of the broadcasting receiver can be properly established according to the determined result.

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